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Genesis 35:23

The Passion Translation

Leah’s sons were Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

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(Now, Laban had two daughters; the older was Leah, and the younger was Rachel.

When Yahweh saw that Leah was unloved, he opened her womb, but Rachel remained childless.

He lined up the maidservants and their children in front, then Leah and her children, then Rachel and Joseph last of all.

“Reuben, my firstborn, you are my strength and the firstfruits of my manhood. You are preeminent in pride and surpassing others in power.

“Here are the twelve exits from the city. Each gate is to be named after a tribe of Israel. Each of the four walls of the city will extend for 4,500 cubits and has three gates in it. The three gates on the north side are to be named Reuben, Judah, and Levi. The three gates on the east side are to be named Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan. The three gates on the south side are to be named Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. The three gates on the west side are to be named Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.

“Then God entered into covenant with Abraham, which included the requirement of circumcision. So when he became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him eight days after his birth.

The land Moses assigned to the families of the tribe of Reuben

Here is the land allotted to the families of the tribe of Judah: Their territory extended southward to the Wilderness of Zin, which belonged to Edom.

The families of the tribe of Simeon received the second assignment of land, which was located within the territory of Judah.

The families of the tribe of Zebulun received the third assignment of land. Their boundary reached as far southeast as the city of Sarid.

The families of the tribe of Issachar received the fourth assignment of land.

Twelve thousand were sealed from the tribe of Simeon. Twelve thousand were sealed from the tribe of Levi. Twelve thousand were sealed from the tribe of Issachar.

You men of Ephraim came out to the valley, your brother Benjamin joined your ranks. Leaders came from Manasseh, and from Zebulun, those who hold the ruler’s staff.

Issachar’s princes rallied to Deborah, Issachar stood fast alongside Barak, rushing into the valley under Barak’s command, while among Reuben’s clans there was great searching of heart.

But Zebulun and Naphtali defied death and risked it all on the heights of the battlefield.

Then all the elders and all the people who were at the gate said: “We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel. May you become famous in Bethlehem! May you become very prosperous!




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